Animated stuffed animal



Dec. 26, 1961 D. D. CARROLL ANIMATED STUFFED ANIMAL 5 Sheets-Shawl 1Filed Oct. 7, 1959 i. M, .w L

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ANIMATED STUFFED ANIMAL Filed Oct. 7, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Afm/@wwUnited States Patent 3,014,309 ANIMATED STUFFED ANIMAL David D. Carroll,P.0. Box 563, Bennettsville, S.C. Filed Oct. 7, 1959, Ser. No. 844,945 5Claims. (Cl. 46-135) This invention relates to a stuied animal and moreparticularly to an animated stuffed animal having movable elements todepict various natural movements of the animal.

The instant invention diiers from previous improvements in stuffedanimals in that it constitutes more than a new visual design or newpersonality. Moreover, it excels the stiff movements of mechanicaldevices. The movable parts bring variable action into play so that aChild or adult manipulator can create varying animal moods and differentdegrees of animation, thus reflecting the manipulators own personality.In general, the improvements represent a distinct advance beyond theundigniiied, floppy looseness of finger-moving puppetry and yet retainfor the animal a naturalness unobtainable through sti mechanical gears.Finally, the grimaces and gestures achievable through the improvedanimal are emotionally and amusingly similar to human traits, making theanimal a conversational piece and the provider of enjoyment andamusement.

It is, therefore, the primary object of this invention to provide astuted animal which, through animated and Widely variable movements ofcomponent elements, can express animal and human emotions.'`

Another object of the presentV invention is to provide a lstuiied animalhaving rotatable eye elements so that they `may be moved in concert or'separately t'oexpress different animal or human moods.

A'urtherobject of the present invention .is to provide vmovable ears ona stuted'animal which maybe puckered into and out of listening positionsexpressing universal animal or human emotion.

i Av still further object of the` present inventionfis to' provide kastuffed animal with a slidable tongue and a p ivotable tail, `eachpossessed of variable actions deno't# ing different' animal and humanemotions.

An additional object of the instant invention is to provide 'a bobbing,turning, ducking and twisting head upon a stuied animal, lcontrolledwith or without movement of 'other component elements. i

Still another object of the present invention'is'to provide means formoving the various component elements of the animal either individualllyor simultaneously.

Another additional'object of the present invention is to provideananirnated stuffed animal which is inexpensive to construct, easy tooperate and very durable, none f which advantages are foundinmechanicalassemblies.

Other additionalobjects and advantages of the present invention will berecognized during a reading of the following description taken inconjunction 'with the accompanying drawings referred to, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a ffront perspective view' of the animated stuled animal ofthe invention showing the movable `elements in a normal position; l

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the animated stuffed animal of thepresent inventionshowing the movable elements in a different positionthan that shown in FIG. l;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation View of the animated stuffed animal of thepresent invention;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation View of the animated stuffed animal of thepresent invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken through the head of the animatedstuffed animal adjacent to the rotatable eye elements;

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FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view takenalong line.6 6 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-section elevational view taken at the rear ofthe head of the animated stutfed animal of the present invention showingthe embodiments-of the invention in detail; t t

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-section elevationalview. of the head of theanimated stued animal of thev present invention showing some of thedetails of'the present invention; and y FIG. 9 shows another embodimentof the animated stuffed animal similar to FIG. 4. Y

The stuffed animal of the present invention is vided with rotatableeyes, movable ears, tongue, tailand head elements. .v M

Briefly described, the invention comprises improvements to an animatedstuffed toy animal having a head, body, legs and tail sections. In thepreferred embodiment, the head section is provided with a pair ofrotatable tubular elements extending from the front of the headvto therear of the head. The front end of thesetubular elef ments is providedwith an oval disc made o fplastic or other suitable material and heldinplace by a darkcolored circular vbutton having a serrated. s hanltlwhichl is adapted to be press-tted into the tubular elements. rI 'hedisc represents the animals white eyeball and the darlo. colored buttonrepresents the round pupil and iris. v. The rear end of the tube isprovided with smallhandle-.means held in position by a button alsohaving a'se'rr'ated shank pre ss-itted into the tubular elements'. Saidhandle means is so designed as to provide a soft .surface for-clutchingor grasping, and is provided with .directionalpositions keyed y,toidentical positions of the oval plasticjdisc. The 'front 'ends vof thesetwo tubularelementsare located an area in the front of the stulledlanimals'headwhere one 'would normally nd the eyes offthe animal.tubular. elements are capable of 'being ,rotatec l ylthei handle 'meansin tli'e back of the head toimpartfvari sf eye'expre'ssion'svr'eilecti'ng ditierent-,mods`f the 'anif mated stuffed animal and may,"alsofsuggesthumanfem tional moods.l I f;

The animated stuffed animal of this inventionisfprovided with longflexible 'ears adjacent the top of the head and a second pair of,tubular' elementsf extendingQfrom'- underneath the ear to'an areacentrally' disposed nlthe back of the neck. The'setubular elements'arefprvidedf with grommets so' that theywill not shift out` 'ofalign-f,ment and'are adapted to guide aithread or cord which is aixed to theinside of the ear and 'passes through an, opening adjacent the top.thereof into the `'tubes and is attached to a pulling member in back ofth'e animal dja-,f

cent the ends of the tubes protruding from the netleI sectionr When thispulling member is moved downwardly, the ear sections areconstructed tothus givingthe animal a listeningappearance. j The mouth of the4 animalis 'provided vwithj'a t 'ng'ue element which may be s lidablymovedfsofthat `the ani mated stuled animal 'may move its 'tongue in'and'out of S0 that may be wagged in a life-ure eignen.

FIGS. 1 through 4 showthe-basicelements oflthe animal, wherein the bodysection is designated b y reference numeral 10 which is provided --withleg sections 11j, and" a head Section 12. Althoughfthe'tigures 'simulatea d o g` in the' sitting position, it is'understood 'that the inven tionof this application may be applied to other animals,

Such .as ats,rlio,ns, monkeys, bears or the like and that the animals'may be stuied in a different position, for example, begging, lying orotherA positions.

The movable features of the animal, which will be hereinafter described,include eye elements 13, flexible 'ear sections 14, a mouth section 15and a tail section 1'6. The animal may be made of any suitable material,suchl asfur or fur-likejplush fabrics,lcloth or synthetic materials, andmay Vincorporate diterent colored sections whicha suitably joined bysewing or the like. Any known stung may be used. However, it ispreferable that the stufiing be of such a nature that it may beforceably blown into the animal. The stuiiing should be sutlicien-tlyresilient-to provide the animal with some denite shape.

The eye elements 13 of the present invention are constructed in such amanner that they may be rotated and thus expressvarious moods of theanimal, such as happiness, sorrow, expectation,l etc. To provide meansfor accomplishing the rotation of the eye elements 13,.the combinationof elements shown in FIG. are preferred.

The fabric covering the front of the head 17 of the stuiedanimal and therear ofthe head 18 -is provided with'alignedV apertures 19 and 20,respectively. A plastic tube 21'is constructed to extend through thehead and cooperate with these apertures. Aixed to the front end ofthe'tube, adjacent the fabric covering 17, is the eye assembly. Thisassembly comprises an oval shaped resilient section'22 made of plastic,leather, metal or the like and a-at circular button-like section 23. Thelarger diameter'oftheoval shaped section should be approximately twicethe` size of the circular buttonalike section and may bye-made bypress-stamping a dat sheet of pliable or even rigidplastic. i-Itlispreferable 'that Ithe' oval section 22 be coloredwhite andA that thecircular section 23` be colored black or some` dark color to simulatethe appearance of ananimals eye. Suitably attached to the back of theflat, round button-like section 23 is a centrally disposed serrated' orharpoon shaped shank 24. This shank is constructed' toghave a maximumthicknms between opposed serrated peakswhich is. slightly larger thanthe internal diameterof tubular member 21 so that when the shank is4forced into tube 21 it will 'be held there in a iixed position. Theserratedpoints of'the shank; 24 willdig'into'the sides of the tube andprevent it from being withdrawn or from shifting out ,of position.

'The resilientoval shaped section 220i the eye assemblyy is providedwitha verticalslot 25V which will slide well up O n'themetal shank 24ttingsnugly near the buttonlike section 23. Slot 25 should be disposedslightly above thercenter of the oval section 22 sothat the top of thedat; round eye piece 23 aligns itself slightly below the top of the ovalsection 22,` as lshown in FIG. 6. Thus, if the colors are usedwhich werepreviously described, the circular4 black or dark eye section 23 issurrounded at its topby athinband of the white oval section 22 and atits bottom bya largerr portion ofthe oval section 22. However, more ofthe white is shown below the round eye sec tion 23 since it is mountedoff-center on oval section 22. In assemblingrthese variousl elements,the oval. section 22 is'iirst' mounted through shank 24 by sliding theshank througbwertical slotf25 and is then pushed justaposition totheback of. round button-like section 23.` When the 'shank .-is pushedthrough vthe olf-center slotkZS in thjepval. sectionl 22, the oval eyeelement 22 will align itself in ajxed position and will rotate when theshank isfrotated.` f The shank ofthe assembled eye assembly is thenpushed into one endpof tube 21` until the oval section 22,registersrwith the end of said tube.

The other end-of the tubular member 21, which extends through aperturein the fabric 18at the rback of the head, vis provided with acombination of parts which are adapted to rotate said tubular member.The end `of the tube 21, vwhichprotrudes outsidethe fabric 18, lisprovided witha rubber grommet ordene@ 2 6. The diameter of this grommetis greater than the diameter of aperture 20xand therefore retains thetubular member 21 in a xed aligned position and prevents'it from beingpulled 4through the aperture 20. Adjacent the grommet 26 and the end oftubular memlber 21, are handle means for rotating the entire eyeassembly. The preferred handle means are shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 whichcomprise a piece of llexible plastic strip, leather or the like whichhas pointed or arrowhead shaped ends. This strip may be press-stampedfrom sheets of flexible plastic, leather,ietc. The handle means strip islooped so that the two arrowhead shaped ends 28 register with eachother. The arrowhead shaped ends `28 are provided with a vertical slot(not shown) similar to the slot 2'5 which is found in the oval eyesection 22. A thin circular button-like disc 29 having a fixed serratedshank 30 similar to circular eye piece 23 and shank 2'4 is provided forretaining the handle means in its proper position as hereinafterdescribed.

After the oval eye section 22 and the round eye section 23 are mountedat one end of tube 21 and anchored in place by shank 24, the tube ispassed through the aperture 19 in the fabric 17 at the front of the headand pushed out through aperture 20 in the -fabric 18 at the back of thehead. The grommet or llange 26 is slid over ,the protruding end of tube21 until ,it is juxtaposed the fabric 18. yThe handle means 27 are slidover shank 30 through the slot provided therefor and constructed to iitsnugly upon said shank near the back ofthe buttonlike disc 29. Thetubular member 21 is then rotated so that the larger part of the exposedsection of the oval eye member 22 is in a downward position. v Theibutton-like disc 29 and shank 30, on which is mounted the handle means27, is then inserted into Athe tubular member 21 so that'the handlemeans 27 have the looped sect-ion projecting upwardly and the arowheadend points in the same direction as the long white portion ofplastic'oval 22.

As shown in FIG. 7, the slot in the arrowhead ends 28 of handle means 27should be positioned so that the arrowhead section projects downwardlybelow the button-like disc 29. When mounted in this manner, one can lookat the back of the animals head and know the position and direction ofthe eyes that Aare exposed in the front because of this particularaligned mounting. 'Ihis is shown in FIG. 7 wherein the exposed sectionoft oval 22.` on the left e'ye is downward, and likewise, the arrowheadsection be. low the button-like disc 29 on the right` eye is downward.By providing Ithe tubular member 21 with straight lines runninglongitudinally and inserting shanks- 24 and 30 along said lines, thepositions of the Shanks can be aligned.

The loops. of each handle means 27, which are used to rotate the eyes,may be interconnected by a chain 31 or cord, strip or other connector sothat the eyes may be moved together simultaneously in various positions.That is, if either plastic handle means is touched at the looped end andmoved to thev leftor right or turned upward or downward, it will dragthe other plastic handle means coordinately, producing acoordinatedmovement of both,

eyes in the front of the animals head. The chain 31 should be of alength so that it will permit simultaneous rotation or individualrotation of the eye elements. Chain 31` may be provided with aseparating link so that it may be removed if desired-thus permittingrotation of each eye element individually. To assist in retaining thetubular elements 21 in their properly yspaced relationship, a spacerhavingprepunched apertures adapted to slide over said tubular membersmay be provided fat the back of the animals head. This spacer strip mayalso be used to properly align the tubular elements 21 when beinginserted into the head.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show two of the many expressions that may be obtained fromrotating the eye members. FIG. 1 depicts an animal Witha very sadexpression on his face, while FIG. 2 shows an animal with an expressionof surprise. It can readilybeseen that almost'an unlimited number ofexpressions may be obtained and that a. flick of the manipulators iingerwill produce dlramatic changes of expression as -visual conversation.

Another feature of the present invention is -to provide means formovement of the ear members. The elongated ear members 14 shown in theyiigu-res are exible and preferably do not contain any padding orstuflng. 'Ihe ears are preferably made by joining two pieces of fabrictogether at the top and bottom so that a pocket is formed threbetween.The ear members are suitably attached adj acent the top of the head ofthe `ani-mal.

The preferred means provided for moving the ears is shown in theembodiment in FIG. 7 which comprises a pair of plastic or metal tubularmembers 35 extending internally from an area ybelow the ear adjacent thetop of the head to a cen-trally disposed area in the back of the animaljust below the head. The tubular members 35 may be made of resilientplastic, metal or paper and act solely as guide members for a pullingthread or cord as will hereinafter be described.

To properly align the tubular members 35, apertures 36 and 37 are firstcut in the fabric. Aperture 36 is located just below the attachment ofthe ear to the top of the animals he-ad, while aperture 37 is cut in thefabric at a centrally disposed position in the back of the animal belowthe head section. The tubular members 3S are provided with grommets oranges at each end so that they are retained in their proper alignedposition and will not pull through the aperture 36. To insert thetubular members 35, a grommet is rst slid over one end of the tube. Thisgrommet is larger than apertures 36 and 37. The tube is then insertedinto either aperture 36 or 37 and out through the other. The secondgrommet, which is also larger than said apertures, is then slid over theopposite exposed end of the tube.

A thread 41 is attached at 42 to the inside surface of the ear fabricwhich is adjacent the head member. As shown in FIG. 7, it is preferablethat this attachment 42 be made approximately at a point two-thirds ofthe way down from the top of the ear. The thread 41 is led through theear pocket and out through an aperture 44 which is adjacent the top ofthe ear but below the upper end of tubular members 35. The thread 41passes through this aperture 44 up, over and into the tubular members 35and through the opposite end thereof where it is aixed to pulling means.FIG. 7 shows a decorative yarn-made pom-pom 45 as suitable pullingmeans. The thread 41 may be looped through the pom-pom 45 and passthrough the other guide tube and be attached to the other ear inthe samemanner as previously described, or

relaxed position when the pulling member 45 is adjacent the ends of thetubular members in the back of the animal. Tug and release of thepulling means 45 or individual ear cords provides amusing ear movementstypical of the animal.

When the pulling member 45 is drawn downwardly, tension is exerted onthread 41 which will draw the flexible ear members upwardly from point42 where the thread is attached to said ear members. Because of theparticular construction of the ear members and the location of theattachment of the thread, the ears 1will be lifted in a puckeredposition as shown in FIG. 2. It can readily be seen that when the earsare in this position they simulate an animals ears in a listeningposition.

The mouth member 15 is constructed to slidably retain a tongue element50 within a pocket member 51. As

shownin FIGS. 7 and 8, the front face of the animal is provided with anaperture 52 centrally disposed inthe mouth region and an aligned secondaperture 53 centrally disposed in the back` of the animal slightly abovethe neck attachment section. The pocket member 51, made of any suitablefabric and stitched together at its sides,

extends from the front aperture 52 to the rear aperture 53. It issuitably attached to the circumferential edges of said apertures bysewing, snapping or the like, as designated by reference numeral 54. Thetongue member 50 is made of a rigid material, such as wood, plastic,metal, or thelike and has a length greater than the pocket element 51 sothat it may be protruded beyond aperture 52. It is preferable that thetongue element be red to simulate the color of an animals tongue. v

To cnoveniently retract the tongue element 50, a chain 55 or the likemay be attached to its back end. It can readily be observed that bypushing the back of the tongue element 50 it will protrude through themouth aperture 52 and simulate a dog extending its tongue. The tongueelement may then be easily retracted by pulling on the chain element5-5. The tongue element also performs the additional function ofpivotingthe'animals head as will be hereinafter described.

The head section 12 should be flexibly connected to the body section 10so that pivotal movement may be imparted to the head section.Flexibility of these two sections may be obtained in a number of ways,such as providing. a reduced circumferential area connecting the headand body sections or by providing a specially resilient head and bodyconnector, such as a spiral spring or spine, or by decreasing the amountof stuffing in this area. The resilient tongue member 50 is adapted tobe used as a fulcrum for pivoting the head forward, backward or side toside. As previously described,the tongue element 50 is held within thepocket member 51 which retains the tongue within a confined area. Thus,it can'be seen that movement of the head may be achieved by the use ofone iinger guiding the tongue element while the remainderA of the ngerscan be used to manipulate the vother means for simulating animatedmovements. v f

The animated stuffed animal of this invention may also include a pivotaltail as shown in FIG. 4. To provide the tail with movement, an interiormetal rod 60 having a bent end section 61 extends from the back of theanimal adjacent one side of the neck section through the body and upinto the tail. The metal rod 60 extends through aperture 62 in the backof the ,animal and is provided with externally extending looped vhandlemeans 63 which may be covered by rubber or the like. The aperture 62should be adjacent the neck of the animal but olf to one side so that itmay be moved simultaneously with'one finger While other fingers canprovide other movements of the animal as will hereinafter be described.

Suitable means may be used for attaching the bent end section 61 of therod 60to the end of the tail.` vThe end section 61 maybe provided with.a rounded or hooked end 64 which can be suitably sewn or fastened to thefabric at the interior tip 'of the tail. Such a rounded end ispreferable because it will prevent the rod from piercing through thetail fabric. It can readily be seen thatby pivoting the handle means 63fromone side to the other, movement is imparted through the' rod 60 andbent end section 61 to the tail to simula-te the wagging of al dogstailfrom oneside to the other." 1

Having described thevario'us movable features of the animated stuffedanimal of this invention, it can readily be seen that more than onemovement may be performed at the same time.l It would be possible toshift the ex` pression of the-eyes at the 'same time that movement wouldbe imparted into the ear by the lowering of pull member 45.Likewise,tthe tail or tongue member vcould be moved at the same Atime.that the eye members are moved. With these simultaneous movements, itis possible to obtain numberless unique and varied expressions from theanimal which would give it a true animated appearance.

Although only thepreferred embodiment of the animated stutlted animal ofthis invention has been described herein, it is understood that certainchanges and additions may be made without departing from the spirit andscope of this invention. Certain changes and additions may be made tothe various movable features and construction thereof Which'would simplybe` a matter of substitutionV of 4one known elementforanothenas metalorviiber-tubing for plastic, and molded. plasticormetal members 'toreplace the component parts described.

For example, but not-'by way oflimitation, it would also be within thescope of -tliis invention to yinclude a movable wire membervin the placeof tubular members 3S which wouldzhave sufficient resiliency so thatitcould slide within the stutiingin the head of theanirnal and liftdepressor otherwise move the ears. v=Itwould also be possible to locatethe endof the rod memberotl below .The ear members may be provided with aVrigid wire' memberextending -from saidears through the animal andoutside the back as shown in FIG. 9. The Wire member 65, enclosed withinthe ear, should have afslight inward curvature so that when saidwire ismoved upwardly, it will move the ears upwardlyv adjacent thehead.

It would also be within the scope of this invention to provide a-tubularor shaft member 21 with a fixed eye element 13 which could be snappedonto the end thereof and likewise,1a similar arrangement could beprovided for the handle rotating means 27. This construction has beenvfound suitable when making the entire eye shaft and-rotating means outof a rigid plastic.

It can berseen from the above description that -the present inventionaffords a new and improved animated stuffed animal which incorporatesvarious structural means to provide life-like movements.

l. In combination, an animated stuffed animal having head,body, leg andtail sections comprising apair of eye elements, a pair of rotatabletubular members, said tubular members extending fromthe front of saidhead member to the rear of said head member, said eye elements atixed tosaid tubular members at the'front of said head member, handle meansaixed to the other end of saidtubular members =whereby said tubularmembers may-beA rotated by .said handle means, exibledownwardlyVextendingear elements, a cordatiixed' saidearfelementsladjacent to'the bottom thereof and extending upwardlythrough said ears, means for leading said cord-internally from the topof said ear elements to the rear ofsaid bodysection, exterior pullingmeans at the back of said body section aixedsaidear cords whereby saidear elements may be moved upwardly, a fabric sheath lextending'from thefront of saidvhead section to the rear of said head-section, a rigidtongue element, said tongue element fadapted to sliderin said sheath,an-interiorLpivotal! rod, 'one vend of said rodhavingexteriorhandlermeans at theupper area of Vsaid body section, the other end `ofsaid rod being a'ixed said tail section element iwherebyisaid tail mayhepivoted when saidffrod isrpivoted, said elements provided tocoacttogether to impart various moods of animation to said animal. l f

y2. In combination, an animated stuffedranimalhaving head, body andlegsections'and lprovided with lvarious features that coacttogethertoimpart variousnioods of vmembers may be concurrently rotatedyexibledownwardly extending ear members, pullingfmeans athxed the' inside ofsaid ears adjacent'the bottom-thereof--and extending through said headsection adjacent the top thereof -and protruding throughthe back ofVsaidbody section,

said pulling means adapted to raise-said ears in'a puckered position, atongue pocket'member-exten'ding from the front to the hack ofsaid headsection'provided with apertures at the -end thereof, la rigid tongueelement Vadapted to slide within said pocketmember and through saidapertures, a pivotal tail section, said tail section prolvided'with arod, said rod extending from inside said tail section through said bodysection, handle means adjacent the back of said body section4 forpivoting said rod.

rEi. An animated stuffed animal having head, body, leg and tail`sections, provided with various features that coact together to impartvarious moods of animation to said animal comprising ahead sectionprovided with a -pair of rotatable interior tubular elements extendingfrom the frontof the headto the rear of the head, arcircular 'buttonprovided with a serrated shank, an oval plastic element-cooperating withsaid shank, an adjacent said button, said shank press-fitted in thefront ends of each of said tubular elements, a second pair of buttonseach having serrated Shanks, a looped piece of plastic cooperating withsaid second serrated shank and adjacent said buttons, said secondserrated shank press-fitted in theback' ends of each of saidtubularelements thereby retainingV said tubular elements in a fixedrotatable'position, a chain connecting each of said looped pieces ofplastic whereby said tubular elements may beV rotated concurrently, saidanimal provided with elongated flexible ears adjacent the top of saidhead section, a second pair of interior tubular elementsy extending froman area below said ears to the rear-of said body section, the ends ofsaid second tubular elements provided with exterior washers whereby-said tubular elements are retained in a fixed position, a threadatiixed the interior of said ears and adjacent -the ends thereof andextending through said ears and into said second set of tubularelements, a pull puttc interconnecting said thread at the rear of saidbody section whereby said ears may be puckered by pulling said'pullputt", a fabric sheathextending fromthe front of said head sectionadjacent the mouth area to the rear of said head section, aflat lirmtongue element adapted to slide in saidv sheath and extend beyond saidhead section, the rear of said tongue element'provided with a chain tomove said ytongue element insaid'sheath, an interior metal rod'extendingfrom the back of said body section into Vsaid'tail section, the end'ofsaid rod in said tail section being aliixed thereto, the end of said rodin saidbacksection provided with an exteriorly protruding handle sectionwhereby said rod may be pivoted thereby pivoting ysaid tail.

4. In combination, an animated stufed'animal having body and legsections,"a pivotal head section aixed said body section, said headsection provided with rotatable eye members comprising a tubular elementhaving an ovaldisc andbuttonaixed one end and'handlemeans and-abuttonaiiixedthe other end, iiexiblefdownwardly extending ear members,the inside of said ear members provided with an inwardly curved rigidwire element, said wire 'element extending in said head section andthrough theback thereof, said head section, provided with apertures inthe front and 'rear thereof, a substantially horizontal tongue pocketelement in said head cooperating with said apertures, a rigid elongatedtongue member adapted to slide insaidpocketelement, a pivotal tailmember, means extendingfrom .said tail member to the back of said bodysection whereby said tailmember may be pivoted from sideto side, saidmembers provided to coact together to impart various moods of animationto.

5. In combination, an animated stuffed animal having body,leg,"pivotal`headV and tail sections andV provided with features'that coact togethertoimpart variousV moods ofanimation to said animal, said head sectionhaving rotatable eye'elements comprising ovalsections and superimposedcircular sections, a pair of shafts extending through said head section,said oval and circular sections alixed the front end of said shafts,handle means adapted to rotate said shafts aixed the back end thereof,said head section provided with aligned mouth apertures in the front andback thereof, a mouth pocket element cooperating with said apertures, anelongated rigid tongue element adapted to slide in and out of saidpocket element, a pair of exible downwardly extending ear elements axedsaid head element adjacent the top thereof, the bottom of said earelements provided with a pull cord, said pull cord extending throughsaid ear elements to the top thereof, pull cord guide means provided insaid head element, said guide means extending from adjacent 1.0 said earto the back of said body section, said pull cord cooperating with saidguide means whereby said ear elements packer when said cord is pulled, arigid rod having one end in said pivotal tail section and the other endprotruding from the back of said body section.

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